Rahul is hospitalized for hypertension.
By Dileep Thekkethil
Rahul Raj Singh, the boyfriend of TV star Pratyusha Banerjee who committed suicide on Friday, has landed in more trouble after his lawyer backed out from appearing for him, alleging that his client didn’t say the truth.
According to Neeraj Gupta, the lawyer hired for appearing on behalf of Rahul, his client was hiding a lot of crucial facts from him in the case, which might make his defence weak, forcing him to quit the case.
Rahul who is currently undergoing treatment in a Mumbai hospital for hypertension was booked by the Mumbai police on charges of abetment to suicide. An FIR was lodged against him taking into account the complaint filed by Pratyusha’s mother Soma at the Bangurnagar Police Station.
In the complaint registered by Pratyusha’s parents, they have alleged that their daughter took the extreme step after Rahul tortured her continuously.
“He (Rahul) should not get out. My daughter should get justice and I would like to appeal to the entire nation to help me in seeking justice for my daughter. He tortured my daughter a lot and finished her,” Soma told reporters here after attending the prayer meet organized by Pratyusha’s friends in the industry.
When asked what sentence should Rahul get, Pratyusha’s mother said: “He should be kept alive in jail and made to suffer for his entire lifetime.”
In the meanwhile, Pratyusha’s father Shankar Banerjee, said, “We could not come out in the open earlier as Pratyusha’s last rites were not performed. Today, we lodged an FIR against Rahul and told the police about her suffering. Our world has been shattered. It doesn’t matter if he (Rahul) is hanged or gets life imprisonment. Our daughter’s soul won’t rest in peace unless he is punished…We trust the law and have faith that truth will ultimately come out.”
The parents alleged that Rahul used to threaten her and keep her away from communicating with her friends. They called Rahul a fraud and said to CNN IBN “We are fighting this case so that these things never happen to any other girl. He should get the strictest punishment. We are getting full support from police and are sure that justice would be done.”
Pratyusha rose to fame after the success of the TV serial “Balika Vadhu” in which she played the lead role of Anandi. The actress was found hanging in her apartment, which was shared by Rahul, on April 1. There were reports that the two were seriously considering about getting married, but some close friends of Pratyusha now say that Rahul was cheating on her.